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John Mara won’t place Davis Webb in Giants' line of QB succession

In this March 24, 2017 photo, California quarterback Davis Webb throws during NFL football pro day in Berkeley, Calif. Webb has the arm strength, confidence and leadership skills that NFL teams covet in quarterbacks. Webb heads into the draft with a bit of a stigma after spending three years running that spread offense at Texas Tech and then California as a graduate transfer. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Photo Credit: AP / Eric Risberg

“I am in the room and I do give the final approval to everybody that we take,” Mara said. “But I was hoping that we would take a quarterback at some point. I’ve always held the belief that you could never draft too many of them.”

The Giants now have four: Manning, who is 36, along with Webb, last year’s backup Josh Johnson, and former Jet Geno Smith. Webb, because of where he was drafted, was seen by many as the eventual replacement for Manning.

“He hasn’t set foot on the field yet,” Mara said of Webb. “He has a lot of talent and we’re looking forward to seeing what we’ve got when he gets here. But let’s not, as Bill Parcells used to say, let’s not get his bust ready for Canton just yet.”

Webb very well could be the future franchise quarterback for the Giants, and Mara is aware of that. He’s just got to earn the title.

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“He’s a talented guy but let’s let him get on the field and let’s let him play in the preseason and develop,” Mara said. “If he’s the successor, that’s great, but if not, then we’ll find somebody else.”